Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
Subtitle: a practical guide
By: O David Sparkman, Zelda Penton, Fulton G. Kitson
Contributors: Penton, Zelda; Kitson, Fulton G.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780123736284
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The fundamentals of GC/MS; title: Introduction and history; title: Gas chromatography; title: The gc/ms interface; title: Mass spectrometry instrumentation; title: Mass spectral data interpretation; title: Quantitation with GC/MS; title: GC conditions, derivatization, and mass spectral interpretation; title: Of specific compound types; title: Acids; title: Alcohols; title: Aldehydes; title: Amides; title: Amines; title: Amino acid; title: Common contaminants; title: Drugs and their metabolites; title: Esters; title: Ethers; title: Fluorinated compounds; title: Gases; title: Glycols; title: Halogenated compounds (other than fluorinated); title: Hydrocarbons; title: Isocyanates; title: Ketones; title: Nitriles; title: Nitroaromatics; title: Nitrogen-containing heterocyclics; title: Nucleosides (TMS derivatives); title: Pesticides; title: Phenols; title: Phosphorus compounds; title: Plasticizers and other polymer additives (including phthalates); title: Prostaglandins (MO-TMS derivatives); title: Solvents and their impurities; title: Steroids; title: Sugars (monosaccharides); title: Sulfur compounds; title: Appendices; title: A definitions of terms related to gas chromatography; title: B definitions of terms related to mass spectrometry; title: C atomic masses and isotope abundances; title: X+1 and x+2 values for ions containing atoms of C and H based on; title: Isotope contributions; title: E isotope peak patterns for ions containing atoms of Cl and/or Br; title: F steps to follow in the determination of an elemental composition; title: Based on isotope peak intensity ratios; title: G derivatization in GC/MS; title: H points of comparison of LC/MS vs GC/MS; title: I list of available EI mass spectral databases; title: J information required for reporting a GC/MS analysis; title: K third-party software for use with GC/MS; title: GC installation and maintenance; title: Troubleshooting common GC problems; title: N maintenance, operating tips, and troubleshooting for mass spectrometers; title: O mixtures for determining mass spectral resolution; title: P cross-index chart for GC stationary phases; title: Q ions for determining unknown structures.